If one reads the Mahabharata by Ved Vyas, one does not need to read the sacred texts of Indian philosophy - or so it is said. The mega epic contains all the life lessons that one will ever need, and is a masterpiece in itself. It has lent itself to numerous movie and television serial plots over the years, not to mention an actual retelling of the epic as a series a few times (including the present version on a popular channel).
The animated adaptation, presented by PEN, announces right at the beginning that it is a simplified account of the great book, to introduce children to ....